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Snopes→ McConnell Capitalizes on Attack with ‘Cocaine Mitch’ Shirts
"He managed to turn a slanderous attack on his family into an online movement of his supporters."
Snopes→ Did Scientists Detect Cocaine in Freshwater Shrimp?
Cocaine reportedly was but one of many drugs and other compounds found in some British shrimp.
Snopes→ Did U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell Own a Cargo Ship that Was Found with 90 Pounds of Cocaine?
A relatively small amount of cocaine was found by the Colombian Navy hidden on a boat belonging to a company owned by Mitch McConnell’s father-in-law.
Snopes→ Does This Photograph Show a Mother Snorting Cocaine with Her Toddler?
Some activities really don't lend themselves to parent-child participation.
Snopes→ Did the Coast Guard Start Reselling Seized Cocaine Amid Government Shutdown?
The government can raise funds in many different ways, but selling recreational drugs would be a whole new enterprise.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man Did NOT Snort 10 Lines of Cocaine During Countdown To New Year, Did NOT End Up In Hospital
Did a man snort ten lines of cocaine during the countdown towards 2019 and was he subsequently taken to hospital with an overdose? No, that's not true: it did not happen in New York and it didn't happen in Santander, Spain either. The story
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Coast Guard NOT Reselling Seized Cocaine Amid Government Shutdown
Is the U.S. Coast Guard selling seized cocaine shipments to cover salaries and expenses during the current government shutdown? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a military themed satire weblog and went massively viral. Rest assu
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Drug Dealer NOT Busted After Calling 911 to Report 150-lbs of Cocaine Stolen
Was 29-year old José Ramirez arrested by the LAPD after he called the cops to complain other drug dealers had stolen his stash? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes up tales about weird cr
Snopes→ $18M Worth of Cocaine Found in Bananas Given to Texas Prison
Authorities say bananas donated to a Texas prison turned out to have nearly $18 million worth of cocaine hidden inside the boxes.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Boston Pastor NOT Accused Of Coating Hosts With Cocaine, Crystal Meth Before Service
Was a 38-year-old priest named Julian McMillan arrested in Boston for coating the hosts in his church with drugs? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian site that makes up tales about bizarre crimes and sex acts for entertain
Washington Post→ The kooky tale of ‘Cocaine Mitch’
“One of my goals as U.S. senator will be to ditch ‘Cocaine Mitch.’ ” — U.S. Senate primary candidate Don Blankenship (R-W.Va.), in an ad attacking Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) “Having cocaine on a family-owned
Washington Post→ The kooky tale of ‘Cocaine Mitch’
An attack ad in West Virginia takes aim at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell with a colorful but fact-free nickname.
ABC News→ NOT REAL NEWS: Government didn’t find cocaine in Coors Light
NOT REAL NEWS: Online story falsely claims cocaine was found in 'thousands' of Coors Light beers
Hoax-Slayer→ FAKE-NEWS – ‘FDA Find Coors Light Beers Laced With Cocaine’
Report being shared via social media claims that the FDA has discovered that thousands of Coors Light beers across the US have been laced with cocaine. The post FAKE-NEWS – ‘FDA Find Coors Light Beers Laced With Cocaine’ appeared fi
Snopes→ Did Mexico Seize 800 Pounds of U.S. Government Cocaine?
Reports that authorities in Mexico confiscated a massive shipment of cocaine headed towards a U.S. government facility are fake news.
Snopes→ Actress Rose McGowan Arraigned on Cocaine Charge
Actress Rose McGowan was arraigned on a felony cocaine charge, days after she alleged in The New Yorker that the drugs may been planted to discredit her.
Truth or Fiction?→ Nancy Pelosi in Fatal Car Accident, Tests Positive for Cocaine-Fiction!
Nancy Pelosi in Fatal Car Accident, Tests Positive for Cocaine-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was in a car accident and later tested positive for cocaine. The Truth: A series of reports published by a self-described R
Truth or Fiction?→ Nancy Pelosi’s Daughters Arrested for Selling Cocaine-Fiction!
Nancy Pelosi’s Daughters Arrested for Selling Cocaine-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s daughters, Julie and Nicole Pelosi, were arrested for trafficking cocaine and other drugs in July 2017. The Truth: A we
Snopes→ Me Want Cocaine? Drugs Found Inside Cookie Monster Doll
In a news release on 12 July 2017, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office disclosed a Cookie Monster doll was found to have two packages of cocaine hidden inside it.
Snopes→ Nancy Pelosi’s Daughters Arrested for Trafficking Cocaine?
Fake news sites reported that the House minority leader's daughters were caught attempting to smuggle cocaine across the Mexico border.
Snopes→ Coroner: Cocaine Among Drugs Found in Carrie Fisher’s System
A coroner's report showed Carrie Fisher had cocaine, ecstasy and heroin in her system when she fell ill on a London to Los Angeles flight in December 2016.
Snopes→ Popeyes Manager Arrested for Dipping Chicken in Cocaine?
Reports that a Popeyes manager was busted for lacing chicken breading with cocaine to increase sales are fake news.
Health Feedback→ Viral video makes inaccurate claims regarding sugar; suggests it causes medical conditions like cancer and ADHD
REVIEW A viral video shared widely across Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and TikTok in September 2023 presented social media users with a series of claims suggesting that sugar is responsible for a wide range of medical conditions, including attent
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Trump’s Georgia Indictment
For the fourth time in a little more than four months, former President Donald Trump was indicted. This time, it’s by a special state grand jury in Georgia that alleges Trump and 18 co-defendants “refused to accept that Trump lost” the 2020 p
Truth or Fiction?→ The Third Trump Indictment Documents Also Indict Weaponized Disinformation
On August 1 2023, disgraced former United States President Donald Trump was indicted for the third time, this time in a high-profile case helmed by United States Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith. The charging documents described a poli
FactCheck.org→ Indictment Details Trump’s Attempt to Overturn Swing State Election Outcomes
The federal indictment against former President Donald Trump, concerning his efforts to remain in office despite losing the election, details actions Trump and his co-conspirators allegedly took to get state officials to change legitimate electoral vo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elijah Wood Did NOT Address Zelenskyy ‘In His Stories’ On Instagram; Actor Did NOT Offer Ukraine’s President ‘To Cure His Drug And Alcohol Addiction’
Did American actor Elijah Wood offer Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "to cure drug and alcohol addiction" on Instagram? No, that's not true: The actor doesn't post Instagram stories publicly. Wood did not say anything that would imp
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Story about Gretchen Whitmer drug bust was fabricated
“Cocaine, porn, evidence of child trafficking found in (Gov. Gretchen) Whitmer’s car.”
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Tim Scott’s Presidential Campaign Announcement
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina announced on May 22 that he will seek the Republican nomination for president in 2024. We reviewed his speech — and an exclusive NBC News interview he did shortly after — and found that he made a few claims
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Brazil’s Military Killed Red Command Cartel Leaders Or ‘Prepares Take Over’ As Of December 14, 2022
Did the Brazilian military kill the leaders of the Red Command cartel in early December 2022, and prepare to "take over" the country? No, that's not true: The article circulating on social media that makes these claims contains multiple f
AllSides→ WaPo Committed The Worst Media Malfeasance During The Brett Kavanaugh Smear Campaign
https://thefederalist.com/2022/11/21/wapo-committed-the-worst-media-malfeasance-during-the-brett-kavanaugh-smear-campaign/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Off-Duty Pentagon Cop NOT ‘Caught Dealing Fentanyl To Children During Trick Or Treating’ – Headline Altered
Was an off-duty Pentagon police officer caught dealing fentanyl to children during trick-or-treating? No, that's not true: Officer Eric Welch was arrested, but the arrest was on charges related to cocaine, not fentanyl, and the arrest too
FactCheck.org→ What Biden’s Marijuana Pardon Proclamation Does — and Does Not Do
In early October, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation pardoning certain individuals previously charged with or convicted of simple marijuana possession offenses under federal and Washington, D.C., law. At the time, a senior admini
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 1994 Crime Bill Did NOT Lead To Incarceration Of 1 Million Black Men
Did the 1994 crime bill put over a million Black men in prison? No, that's not true: The Biden administration announced a plan in late July 2022 that, similar to the 1994 crime bill, would increase police funding and aim to crack down on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Paul Pelosi Was NOT Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography
Was Paul Pelosi charged with possession of child pornography? No, that's not true: Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence on May 28, 2022, and was not charged with posse
FactCheck.org→ Biden Initiative Funds Drug Overdose Prevention, Not ‘Crack Pipes’
The Department of Health and Human Services launched a $30 million grant program in December to help “address the nation’s substance use and overdose epidemic” by reducing the dangers related to drug use. The program doesn’t provide funding
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Administration Is NOT Funding ‘Crack Pipes, Heroin’ For Drug Use
Is the Biden administration funding the distribution of "crack pipes" and heroin for drug use? No, that's not true: The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared none of the federal funds for harm reduction programs for drug a
FactCheck.org→ Article Makes Unfounded Claims Linking Athletes’ Injuries, Deaths to Vaccines
SciCheck Digest Many U.S. athletes have been vaccinated against COVID-19 without any adverse effects. But a conservative outlet has cited a list of supposedly vaccine-injured athletes to claim “there may be something wrong with the vaccine.” There
Truth or Fiction?→ Was the ‘Bad Guy’ in ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ Dr. Fauci?
On December 12 2021, a smear meme circulated on Facebook and Twitter, asserting that the “bad guy” in the 2013 film Dallas Buyers Club was Dr. Anthony Fauci: pic.twitter.com/GlpYe3VPhK — TDD (@Tymnyc325) December 12, 2021 Atop a D